Sweet and salty kale with spicy sausage

04.26.19

You want a sure fire way for your family to eat kale? And actually like it?? I’m telling you, this is your best bet! Sweet, salty, tangy, and bacon-y. We have made this bacon and kale recipe for years and it is one of our very favorite sides.

So almost every Saturday and Sunday morning my husband will make bacon. Over the years we have found that our favorite way to cook it, in order to get it extra crispy and without the mess of splattering, is by baking it. All you need to do is preheat the oven to 370, cover a baking sheet with foil, lay the bacon into strips (not letting it overlap) evenly and bake it for about 10 min on each side until extra crispy. Once we pull the pan out of the oven, I’ll pour the bacon grease in a coffee mug or directly into my big stainless 6 quart pot to have it ready (for this recipe) later on in the day. And, before the bacon is all gone, I’ll grab 2-3 pieces, put it in a small storage bag (once it has cooled), crumble it, and toss it in the fridge for use later.

If you don’t make bacon in the morning, you can still certainly make this recipe easily, but the morning bacon does save time and make this recipe extra flavorful!

I love ths recipe so much I wanted to make it a meal so I added some sausage (see below) to make it heartier and more filling and man is it good!! I make this once a weekly latey. I’m hooked!

This sausage is amazing and cooked on the cast iron skillet, it is even better because it gets nice and crispy. It’s also great with eggs, in salads, etc. You can get it at Whole Foods or 365 but it’s definitely cheaper at 365 if you have access to one.

Honestly, just one large bush? (what is a grouping of kale called? a bunch?) of kale will hardly fill just me (I do eat a lot in general), so I will almost always use 2 big…things(?) of kale. And well, that is just enough for the four of us.

This is the kind (not sure if it has a name) of kale I used. And instead of cutting it, I just tear pieces off to put in the pot.

I love my big 6 quart pot. It helps contain the splatter and mess if I’m cooking the bacon but also it leaves me plenty of room and makes it easier to stir. Why did I always try to use a smaller pot before??

2-3 tbspcoconut sugardepending how how big your bunch is you may need more or less

Instructions

If you saved your bacon grease, then heat up your large pot on medium high, pour all of the bacon grease (so probably about 3 tbsp) and then add the kale by tearing off pieces until there are just stems left.

If you didn't make bacon in the morning then just add the cut up bacon to the pot and cook until its brown and then add the kale.

Cook and stir the kale for about 5 minutes or until kale starts to soften and lose some of it's color.

Add the apple cider vinegar and coconut sugar as desired and enjoy!

You can add some cooked sausage if you'd like it to be more of a meal but it's great with or without.

Courtney -Hey Landria! The print option isn’t working on any of recipes I’m trying to print. Is it my browser? When I click on the printer button it opens a new tab and says “page not found.” I want to print!!
Thanks for such AWESOME healthy recipes!!
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landriav -Courtney! I am so sorry for my delay!! Thanks for your note. I just tried and it didn’t work for me either. Uggh, I have had such a tough time with good recipes plugins lately. I will check into it as soon as I have some time. I wish I new a better plugin to use. Thanks again!ReplyCancel